I heard somewhere that a man in his 30s will either become obsessed with fixing shit in his house or smoking meats. Smoking meats sounded like it aligned with my interests 
As luck would have it I found a reasonably sized brisket for a decent price. Gave it the ol' rub n' tug with spices and then got the grill ready. I have a nice Weber kettle grill and decided to use mesquite wood chips which I soaked and spread over the hot coals. Slapped my meat on the grill and spent the next 5 hours or so letting it do its thing at 250 degrees, wrapping it the last hour.
I think it turned out really good for my first go. Brisket was mayyyyybe a touch dry, but not too bad and really tasty. With winter coming around I think I found myself a good reason to stay outside and drink on those nice warmer days.
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Looks delicious!
And honestly "a touch too dry" etc is something you'll learn. First tries often are not perfect, and if the only critique is "a touch too dry" it's a great try. I had to throw away some cooking experiments, because I couldn't stomach them. But you live & learn and yeah life is good
Now I'm sad that I didn't take pictures of my pork roast yesterday
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